No doctors or bedside nurses were among the layoffs at Monmouth Medical Center.

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CAROL GORGA WILLIAMS
COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU

No physicians and no bedside nurses were among those laid off, said Kristine A. Brown, the public relations director for the St. Barnabas Health Care system facilities in the southern region, which also includes Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood and Community Medical Center in Toms River.

The layoffs Thursday in Long Branch follow a decision last month to lay off 35 workers at Community Medical Center. In both cases, hospital officials attributed the layoffs to inadequate ...